Cary woman scratches off $100,000 lottery win

Thursday, May 21, 2026 9:26PM ET
CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Cary woman gambled on a $30 scratch-off ticket and won big.

Ruth O'Neal Allen of Cary won a $100,000 top prize.

Allen bought her lucky Cash Payday ticket from Trinity Park Family Fare on West Main Street in Durham.

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She went to lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Thursday to claim her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $72,018.

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The $100,000 Cash Payday game debuted in March with 80 $100,000 top prizes. Sixty-six $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

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